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What if the answer to treating cancer could be found in maths? That’s what the EU-funded Tamed Cancer project is attempting to find out. The project uses mathematical modelling to develop personalised cancer therapies. “Maths allows us to calculate optimal drug dosages, which in turn lets us develop therapy and treatment tailored to the individual patient’s unique needs,” says Levente Kovács, a professor at Óbuda University, the project’s lead partner. “This work represents a new approach to tumour therapy – one that ultimately aims to tame cancer.”

As space technology has become one of the key industries of the future, Hungary also aspires to be an active part of the space market. In a previous article, we introduced you Puli Space Technologies, a Hungarian space tech company working with NASA. This time we give you a brief overview of the major milestones of the Hungarian space exploration of recent years.

On April 11 Hungarians celebrate National Poetry Day and its literary tradition isn’t so familiar among international student or foreign people living in Hungary.  First for fun, but later for building a bridge between cultures, Owen Good decided to translate contemporary work like poems written by Hungarian poets Renátó Fehér or Krisztina Tóth. 

Ten years ago, on March 16th, 2011, the Hungarian Parliament decided to establish Ludovika - University of Public Service.

Space industry is expanding globally, and Hungary is also ambitious to take part in this growing field. According to Morgan Stanley, the revenue generated by the global space industry may increase to more than $1 trillion by 2040. In this article, you can learn more about the Hungarian space company, Puli Space Technologies that now works together with NASA in lunar research. 

The network can only be alive if the members are part of an active and creative community. Everything starts with small groups, even our alumni network is growing day by day and now has almost 5000 members. The same goes for our alumni volunteer group: today it consists of 30 enthusiastic people from 15 countries. Let's take a look behind the scenes and read this short summary of our volunteer programme.

Széchenyi Duo competition is a successful event of the University of Győr that supports student innovation by embracing entrepreneurial ideas and research with business potential. As part of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office’s (NRDI) University Innovation Ecosystem project, in 2021 three award-winning teams created prototypes in connection with carbon fibre composites, orthopaedic braces and creative clothing.

The awakening nature calls us to wake up too and shake off the winter’s melancholy. February is the month of various vivid carnivals and feasts. Have you heard of Farsang – the Hungarian Carnival or the Busójárás? Have you ever tried the carnival doughnut or blessed with holy water? Here is a list of our essential traditions – let’s check them out!

MIT and Harvard Medical School have announced a ten-week healthcare innovation online training, aiming to develop an entrepreneurial viewpoint paired with innovation. Out of a large number of applicants, Imre Simon, a colleague of the University of Pécs 3D Printing and Visualization Centre was one of the few selected to participate, and he and his team ended the esteemed competition in second place.